2010
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4.27
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: List of Characters in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, Greg Heffley, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Last Straw, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney, List of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book, the Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. Excerpt: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid (also known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal or Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Novel in Cartoons ) is a novel written by American author Jeff Kinney . It is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, being released on April 1, 2007. The series has stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books for 41 weeks as of November 1, 2009. A movie of the same name was released on March 19, 2010. It stars Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley and Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson. Plot summary The first book begins with an introduction to Gregory "Greg" Heffley and his middle school life. It takes place during his first year of middle school. The book also explains the "Cheese Touch" early on. It is like cooties. In the book, a kid named Darren Walsh touches the cheese with his finger. It is passed around the school, and later gets to Abe Hall, who moves to California. In the first half of the book, Rowley and Greg endure events such as Halloween, learning how to wrestle, and acting in the play of The Wizard of Oz as a tree. During trick-or-treating on Halloween night, Greg and Rowley are ambushed by a group of teenagers. They take refuge at Greg's grandmother's house and taunt the teenagers from there by making sounds and faces at them. This upsets Greg's mom, who orders them to come home. They do come home, but get a surprise when they come to the driveway...
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